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The 2015 US Open |OT| 31th August – 13th September

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Smellycat

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WOW!!

Good for RBA!!!

szaromir said:
Did you watch that match where he beat del Potro in 5 sets at the AO?
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I can't say I have to be honest. I have seen him play Federer a couple of times, and he seemed to have harmless groundstrokes. I mostly thought of him as someone who plays his opponents into form.
 
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Niraj

I shot people I like more for less.
Shame that he let those opportunities slip.

Nice hold there after going down 0-30

Edit: RBA seems to be flagging a bit now.
 
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MIMIC

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Novak ^_^

I always knew RBA was a fighter. I was really impressed from that match he played a few weeks ago (IIRC, it was on clay). He really puts forth a lot of effort and work in his matches. His BH, however, is not up to par. Definitely needs to work on that.
 
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BorkBork

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I haven't watched a lot of women's tennis lately - would it be presumptious to say that this makarova/maldenovic match (only 1 set in) might be a contender for match of the year? Super entertaining.
 
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Silkworm

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BorkBork said:
I haven't watched a lot of women's tennis lately - would it be presumptious to say that this makarova/maldenovic match (only 1 set in) might be a contender for match of the year? Super entertaining.
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It's good but I think the Azarenka vs Kerber match from yesterday was a higher quality match (those rallies!). But we'll see how this match between Makarova and Mladenovic plays out.
 
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perfectchaos007

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Holy crap Mladenovic converted on a tweener! Women don't attempt that often

Women should attempt it more because they don't have to worry about hitting their balls

edit: I played tennis about an hour ago and hit a successful tweener in our match. They're fun to attempt
 
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Silkworm

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Mory Dunz said:
Fixed for accuracy
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Ha! True, there are a lot of "C'mon's" from both sides. At least it's helping me keep my eyes open ;-)

Unfortuantley Malakova is going to need a ton of "C'mon's" if she going to come back from an 0-3 deficit. Looks like Mladenovic is in control.
 
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Niraj

I shot people I like more for less.
Wow that third set really got out of hand quickly. Nice win for Mladenovic. Played incredibly well.
 
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Silkworm

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Niraj said:
Wow that third set really got out of hand quickly. Nice win for Mladenovic. Played incredibly well.
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Yep. Makarova came a bit undone in the 3rd set. Mladenovic took advantage and played well throughout. Good win for Mladenovic and on to the quarterfinals for the 1st time!
 
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Niraj

I shot people I like more for less.
Silkworm said:
Yep. Makarova came a bit undone in the 3rd set. Mladenovic took advantage and played well throughout. Good win for Mladenovic and on to the quarterfinals for the 1st time!
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I think she has a really good shot at making the semis.
 
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John Dunbar

correct about everything
rba certainly did better than expected, but i think it's a safe bet djokovic will play a lot better in the quarters and semis. not that his cakewalk draw would require it.
 
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John Dunbar said:
rba certainly did better than expected, but i think it's a safe bet djokovic will play a lot better in the quarters and semis. not that his cakewalk draw would require it.
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Don't know. RBA wasn't really that testing outside of a brief stretch and Djokovic's draw has been so easy and will continue to be so easy he might not get a chance to play himself into form. Especially compared to whoever makes the final from the Wawrinka/Murray/Federer block.
 
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Diprosalic said:
only 5 more years to get Federer's record.
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Roger's consecutive QFs record stands at 36 "only" (45 is his non consecutive total), so two and a half years "only". :)

Crab said:
Don't know. RBA wasn't really that testing outside of a brief stretch and Djokovic's draw has been so easy and will continue to be so easy he might not get a chance to play himself into form. Especially compared to whoever makes the final from the Wawrinka/Murray/Federer block.
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Yup, an easy draw can come bite you in the ass later.
 
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Niraj

I shot people I like more for less.
Azarenka-Lepchenko was pretty straightforward. I'm kind of amazed with how sloppy Stan has looked that he hasn't dropped a set yet. Guess he's playing the big points well enough. I don't think Donald will trouble him unless the errors creep up.
 
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LuuKyK

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Jesus, just read the detailed explanation on the Genie incident and why she fell going for her ice bath. USTA should be ashamed.
 
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